First Industrial Realty Trust (FR) Competitors $51.56 +2.01 (+4.06%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$51.57 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 08/22/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FR vs. ARE, AVB, EGP, LXP, PLD, PLYM, REXR, STAG, TRNO, and UDRShould you be buying First Industrial Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Industrial Realty Trust include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), EastGroup Properties (EGP), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), Prologis (PLD), Plymouth Industrial REIT (PLYM), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), Stag Industrial (STAG), Terreno Realty (TRNO), and United Dominion Realty Trust (UDR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. First Industrial Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors Alexandria Real Estate Equities AvalonBay Communities EastGroup Properties LXP Industrial Trust Prologis Plymouth Industrial REIT Rexford Industrial Realty Stag Industrial Terreno Realty United Dominion Realty Trust First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) and Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Is FR or ARE a better dividend stock? First Industrial Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. First Industrial Realty Trust pays out 86.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out -4,061.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Industrial Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Alexandria Real Estate Equities has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to FR or ARE? In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 10 more articles in the media than First Industrial Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 5 mentions for First Industrial Realty Trust. First Industrial Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 1.54 indicating that First Industrial Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Industrial Realty Trust 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Alexandria Real Estate Equities 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is FR or ARE more profitable? First Industrial Realty Trust has a net margin of 38.70% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of -0.33%. First Industrial Realty Trust's return on equity of 9.92% beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Industrial Realty Trust38.70% 9.92% 5.08% Alexandria Real Estate Equities -0.33%-0.05%-0.03% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FR or ARE? Alexandria Real Estate Equities has higher revenue and earnings than First Industrial Realty Trust. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Industrial Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst Industrial Realty Trust$669.64M10.19$287.55M$2.0525.15Alexandria Real Estate Equities$3.12B4.49$322.95M-$0.13-622.08 Do institutionals and insiders believe in FR or ARE? 99.9% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of First Industrial Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate FR or ARE? First Industrial Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $55.10, indicating a potential upside of 6.86%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus target price of $97.17, indicating a potential upside of 20.15%. Given Alexandria Real Estate Equities' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alexandria Real Estate Equities is more favorable than First Industrial Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First Industrial Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45Alexandria Real Estate Equities 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18 Which has more risk & volatility, FR or ARE? First Industrial Realty Trust has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFirst Industrial Realty Trust beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Industrial Realty Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst Industrial Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.83B$8.54B$12.61B$21.32BDividend Yield3.45%5.43%5.44%3.51%P/E Ratio25.1579.4319.4129.14Price / Sales10.195.0926.1255.22Price / Cash14.6018.4122.1924.09Price / Book2.501.752.355.47Net Income$287.55M$130.30M$1.01B$992.74M7 Day Performance5.47%4.18%1.74%2.68%1 Month Performance0.93%0.72%1.03%1.53%1 Year Performance-8.58%-8.08%537.36%10.77% First Industrial Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FRFirst Industrial Realty Trust4.4289 of 5 stars$51.56+4.1%$55.10+6.9%-6.3%$6.83B$669.64M25.15160News CoveragePositive NewsAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.5559 of 5 stars$77.30+1.6%$97.17+25.7%-31.7%$13.37B$3.12B-594.62590Positive NewsAVBAvalonBay Communities4.544 of 5 stars$188.43-1.1%$225.64+19.7%-11.2%$26.83B$2.91B23.212,988News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionEGPEastGroup Properties4.1527 of 5 stars$161.00-1.2%$189.31+17.6%-8.7%$8.59B$640.23M34.7790News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseLXPLXP Industrial Trust4.5115 of 5 stars$8.14-1.2%$10.50+29.1%-11.8%$2.41B$358.46M29.0570News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPLDPrologis4.028 of 5 stars$105.50-1.0%$120.33+14.1%-11.0%$97.91B$8.20B28.592,703News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradePLYMPlymouth Industrial REIT3.7585 of 5 stars$14.63-2.3%$20.44+39.8%-12.3%$651.68M$198.35M5.0840News CoverageAnalyst ForecastREXRRexford Industrial Realty3.2894 of 5 stars$37.72-1.0%$39.82+5.6%-21.1%$8.93B$936.41M27.94220News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastSTAGStag Industrial3.5055 of 5 stars$34.35-1.2%$38.17+11.1%-7.9%$6.41B$803.23M27.0590Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementTRNOTerreno Realty2.8736 of 5 stars$53.61-1.1%$64.00+19.4%-16.2%$5.54B$382.62M21.2840Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastUDRUnited Dominion Realty Trust4.5611 of 5 stars$38.11-1.1%$45.23+18.7%-8.0%$12.63B$1.67B100.281,432News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alexandria Real Estate Equities Alternatives AvalonBay Communities Alternatives EastGroup Properties Alternatives LXP Industrial Trust Alternatives Prologis Alternatives Plymouth Industrial REIT Alternatives Rexford Industrial Realty Alternatives Stag Industrial Alternatives Terreno Realty Alternatives United Dominion Realty Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FR) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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